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and he threw the spear, thinking, "I will pin David to the wall!" But David dodged out of the way twice.

But all Isra'el and Y'hudah loved David, because they knew about all his campaigns.

But Mikhal Sha'ul's daughter fell in love with David. They told Sha'ul, and it pleased him.

Sha'ul's servants said this to David; but David replied, "Do you think being the king's son-in-law is something to be treated so casually, given that I'm a poor man without social standing?"

The leaders of the P'lishtim would attack; but whenever they attacked, David was more successful than any of Sha'ul's servants; so that David acquired a great reputation.

Sha'ul told Y'honatan his son and all his servants that they should have David killed. But because Y'honatan was very fond of David,

when Sha'ul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear. But he dodged it and moved out of Sha'ul's way, so that the spear stuck in the wall. David fled, so that night he escaped.

But Sha'ul sent messengers to David's house to watch for him and kill him in the morning. Mikhal David's wife told him, "If you don't save your life tonight, tomorrow you'll be dead."

But when the messengers entered, there before them was the household idol in the bed, with the goat's-hair quilt at its head.

Sha'ul sent messengers to capture David. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Sh'mu'el standing and leading them, the Spirit of God fell on Sha'ul's messengers; and they too began prophesying.

When Sha'ul was told, he sent other messengers; but they too began prophesying. Sha'ul sent messengers a third time, and they also prophesied.

If he says, ‘Very good,' then your servant will be all right. But if he gets angry, you will know that he has planned something bad.

Therefore show kindness to your servant, for you bound your servant to yourself by a covenant before Adonai . But if I have done something wrong, kill me yourself! Why turn me over to your father?"

But if my father intends to do you harm, may Adonai do as much and more to me if I don't let you know and send you away, so that you can go in peace. And may Adonai be with you, just as he used to be with my father.

but also, after Adonai has eliminated every one of David's enemies from the face of the earth, you are to continue showing kindness to my family forever."

But if I tell the boy, ‘The arrows are out there, beyond you,' then get going, because Adonai is sending you away.

The king sat at his usual place by the wall. Y'honatan stood up, and Avner sat next to Sha'ul, but David's place was empty.

But Sha'ul threw his spear at him, aiming to kill; Y'honatan could no longer doubt that his father was determined to put David to death.

but the boy didn't understand anything about the matter — only Y'honatan and David understood.

The cohen answered David, "I don't have any regular bread; however, there is consecrated bread — but only if the guards have abstained from women.